Storage and dispensing apparatus



April 8 1924.

- c. BRAUN STORAGE AND DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed- Jan. 20. 1921 a 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Charle s Braun Aiaril s 1924.

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Charles Braun Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES CHARLES BRAUN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

STORAGE AND DISPENSING APPARATUS.

Application filed January 20, 1921. Serial No. 438,590.-

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Be it known that I, CHARLES BRAnN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings,

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStorage and Dispensing Apparatus.

This invention relates to improvements in storage and dispensingapparatus and theprincipal object of the invention resides in theprovision of a device particularly adapted for the storage of flour,sugar and similar granular or pulverized material.

Another object ofthe present invention, is to provide a dispensingattachment for the device designed to discharge a given quantity of thecontents of the receptacle at a single operation.

Still another object of the invention resides in the provision of adispensing means which may be manipulated to discharge double thequantity at the desire of the user.

A. still further object of the invention re sides in the provision of asanitary container which will effectively exclude dust and other foreignmatter from the contents and to provide a dispensing means which may bemanipulated without bringing the operators hands in contact with thematerial being used.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of a novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be fullyset forth in the following specification, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional viewthrough this improved storage and dispensing device.

Fig. 2, is a horizontal sectional view on line 22 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3, is a horizontal sectional View on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is a fragmentary sectional view through the lower end of thestorage and dispensing device, a portion thereof being in section, takenat right angles to Fig. 1 and illustrating a flour sifter attachedthereto and Fig. 5, is a top plan view of the storage receptacle.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 10 designates the bodyof the receptacle which comprises a cylinder provided at its lower endwith an off set flange 11 for a purpose to be more fully herfeinaftervdescribed.

The upper end of the cylinder is partially closed by a cover section 12which is provided with an openingarra'nged axially of the cylinder 10 toreceive the shaft 13. An

'angularly extending handle 14: is arranged at the upper end of theshaft 13, and a movable cover section 15 is pivotally mounted on theshaft for co-operation with the cover member 12 for completely closingthe upper end of the storage chamber, 16. Mounted near the lower end ofthe cylinder is a transversely extending wall '17 which'is U shaped incross section and has its bight portion disposed upwardly and providedwith a central opening 17 in which the lower end of the shaft 13 isjournaled. c The upper end of the wall 17 defines the lower terminal ofthe chamber 16 and is rotatably mounted on the shaft 13 and resting uponthe bight portion of the wall 17 is a disk 19 provided with radiatingdis charge slots 20 arrangeddiametrically opposite each other in such amanner that when said slots lie parallel with the legs of the wall 17they will be completely closed to prevent the discharge of the contentsof the storage chamber 16 into the dispensing cups or chambers 21 and 22which are arranged directly beneath the chambers 16 as clearlyillustrated in the drawings.

In order to close the under sides of-the chambers 21 and 22 suitabletrap members 23 and 24 are hinged as at 25 and 26 directly beneath thelower edges of the legs of the U shaped wall 17. Asshown these trapmembers are'arranged to drop down-' wardly so that the entire contentsof each of thedispensing chambers may be discharged. r

In order to control the filling and the discharge of the dispensingchambers the shaft 13 is provided with a cross member 27 which isarranged to engage a resilient stop 28 secured to the plate 19 and itwill thus be seen upon rotating the handle 14 the shaft 13 will beturned thereby imparting rotary motion to the plate 19 when either legof the cross member 27 engages the stop 28. Suitable co-operating stoppins 29, 30 and 31 are arranged on the plate 19 and at opposite sides ofthe cylinder 10 respectively, and it will thus be seen that the pin 30engaging the pin 29 will stop the rotation of the plate in such posibers23 and 2 1 and it will be seen that when said member is turned in theposition illustrated in Fig. 3 the member 2% will be permitted to fallthus allowing the 0011- tents of the chamber 22 to be discharged.

In operation the storage chamber 16 is filled with the desired quantityof material and upon turning the cover to closed pos1- tion it will beseen that the indices 35 will assume proper position so that upon movingthe handle 14 in a counter clock wise direction or as indicated by thetop the direction marked To fill the cross member 27 will contact withthe resilient element 28 and move the plate 19 into such position thatthe slots will be opened thus permitting the dispensing chambers 21 and22 to be filled.

Upon reversing the direction of movement of the handle and rotating thesame as indicated'by the arrow on the top marked To measure it will beobvious that the opposite arm of the cross section 27 will engage theresilient element 28 and swing the plate 19 into such position that theslots 20 will be closed by the bight portion of the wall 17.

Upon continual rotation in the same direction it will be obvious thatthe arm 3% will contact with the pin 33 and rotate the V shaped member32 into such position as to permit one or the other of the members 23 or24 to drop and discharge the contents of its respective chamber. Uponcontinuing the movement of the handle until it lies in a plane with themark on the top of the device 2 cups the member 32 will be moved topermit the opposite discharge chamber to empty and thereby double thequantity will be deposited.

Should it be desired the flour sitter such as illustrated in Fig. lmaybe used and said sitter consists of an open ended cylinder 85 providedwith a suitable sitting.

screen 36 over which an agitator 37 operates. lVhile I have shown aparticular type of sitter namely that shown and described in myco-pending application filed, January 20, 1921, Serial No. 438,589, itis to be understood that any type of sitter may be utilized withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention.

lVhilc in the foregoing there has been shown and described a preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be under stood that certain minorchanges in the de-' tails of construction, combination and arrangementsof parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described coniprising a bodyhaving a storage chamber, a pair of measuring chambers beneath thestorage chamber, a rotatable slotted plate dividing the storage from themeasuring chambers and adapted when in one position to permit themeasuring chambers to fill from the storage chamber, hinged bottomsclosing the measuring chambers and means for selectively opening orclosing the hinged bottoms.

2. A device of the class described comprising a body having a storagechamber, a pair of measuring chambers beneath the storage chamber, aslotted plate separating the storage and measuring chambers, hingedbottoms closing the under sides of the measuring chambers, means forturning said plate to permit the slots to open and allow the measuringchambers to fill simul taneously, means for selectively discharging themeasuring chambers and a single lever for operating the plate and theselective means.

Signed in the city, county and State of New York, this 18th day ofJanuary, 1921.

7 CHARLES BRAUN.

